Aaron Li-Hill Explained

Aaron Li-Hill (born 1986) is a Canadian visual artist and muralist based in Brooklyn. Li-Hill is known for his large-scale murals, kinetic installations and movement-based visual work.

Career

Li-Hill possesses a BFA from the Ontario College of Art and Design University.^[1]

Li-Hill’s work has been showcased in cities such as Melbourne,^[2] New York,^[3] San Francisco,^[4] LA^{[5] [6]} Berlin,^[7] Hong Kong.^[8] and Grenoble ^[9] He has also had works displayed in major institutions such as the National Gallery of Victoria,^{[10] [11]} The Art Gallery of Ontario,^{[12] [13]} the Portsmouth Museum of Art in New Hampshire^[14] and the Honolulu Museum of Art^{[15] [16]}

In 2018 Li-Hill was invited to Delhi by the Canadian Embassy and St+Art India to be a representative Canadian artist for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s last diplomatic visit to India.^[17]

Li-Hill held a solo show in Brooklyn, New York entitled "Perils of a New World", which focused on the theme of humanity’s relation to the natural world and the global climate crisis.^[18]

Exhibitions

2020

• Winter Group Show, Vertical Gallery, Chicago, USA

2019

• ‘Perils of a New World’, The Hall Brooklyn, NYC, USA
• ‘UN-derstand The Power of Art as a Social Architect’, Urban Nation Museum, Berlin, Germany
• The Molskine Project V2, Spoke Art, San Francisco, USA
• ‘Ataraxia’, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, USA
• 'Meet Me at Delancey' & Essex, Spoke Gallery, NYC, USA
• 'East Meets West', Corey Helford Gallery, LA, USA

2017

• 'Heist', Juddy Roller Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
• Urban Nation Museum Opening, Urban Nation Museum, Berlin, Germany
• 'From The Streets', Arts Westchester, White Plains, USA

2016

• 'The New Vangaurd', Thinkspace Gallery, Lancaster Museum of Art, USA^[19]
• 'Out of Line', Subliminal Projects, LA, USA
• 'Exploring the New Contemporary Movement', Thinkspace Gallery, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, USA^{[20] [21] [22]}
• 'Entry Point', Thinkspace Gallery, Fullerton Museum Center, USA

2015

• 'Brotherhood', Jonathan Levine Gallery, NYC, USA

2014

• Scope Art Fair, C.A.V.E. Gallery, Miami, USA

2013

• AWOL CREW Presents: FABRIC, Melbourne, Australia

Public Projects

2020

• Gillett Square, London, England

2019

• ‘Perilous Journey in a Changing World’ large scale installation on Governor’s Island for Portal Art Fair, NYC, USA
• ‘Process of Acceleration’ large scale mural Grenoble, France

2018

• ‘Ilmatar’, Large-scale mural with Helsinki Urban Art, Helsinki, Finland
• ‘Nature’s Arch and Altered Landscapes’, Large-scale mural with the Canadian Embassy and St+Art India, New Delhi, India
• 'Apparition of the Past', Large-scale mural with St.Art, NYC, USA

2017

• Raw Project: Denver, Large-scale mural with Fairview Elementary School, Denver, USA
• ‘In Pursuit of Peace’, Large-scale mural with Vapnaagard Tunnel Project, Helsingør, Denmark
• ‘Monuments’, Large-scale installation with MURAL festival, Montreal, Canada^[23]
• ‘On the Brink’, Large-scale mural with Pangeaseed/ Seawalls, Churchill, Canada
• Awareness: Mural For The People of Tibet, Collaborative mural with Adnate for Bushwick collective, Brooklyn, USA

2016

• ‘Protective Pack’, Large-scale mural with Weart, Aalborg, Denmark
• ‘Guns, Germs and Steel’, Large-scale installation for 2nd annual Street Art Biennale, Moscow, Russia
• ‘Impact of Discovery’, Large-scale mural with Mural Social Club, Kiev, Ukraine
• ‘Sword Dance’, Mural with Vaford Gates project, Hong Kong, China
• ‘Hunter and Hunted’, Mural with Artesano Project, Nagua, Dominican Republic
• ‘Radioactive Cascade’, Collaborative Mural with James Bullough, with Urban Nation and Pangeaseed, Miami, USA
• COP21 AD Take Over, Participant in citywide ad takeover with Brandalism project, Paris, France

2015

• ‘Deacon of Dark River’, Large-scale Mural for Wall Poetry festival, Reykjavik, Iceland
• ‘Rise and Fall’, Large-scale mural with Urban Nation Berlin, Berlin, Germany
• ‘Together We Fall’, Large Scale Mural at Wall Therapy Mural Festival, Rochester, USA
• ‘In Pursuit of Prosperity’, Installation at 88 East Broadway, NYC, USA

Notes and References

1. Web site: MANY VOICES: TALK BY VISITING ALUMNI ARTIST AARON LI-HILL . Ocad University . 22 July 2020.
2. Web site: AWOL Crew – Fabric – North Melbourne . Vandalog . 21 July 2020.
3. Web site: Brotherhood Group Exhibition at Jonathan LeVine Gallery - Curated by Yasha Young . Wide Walls . 22 July 2020.
4. Web site: Previews: Aaron Li-Hil – "Electric Currents and Mortal Wounds" @ White Walls . Arrested Motion . 22 July 2020.
5. Web site: On View: "Carbon" New Works by Li-Hill at Cave Gallery . Hifructose . 22 July 2020.
6. Web site: Trinh. Jean. 14 Artists Behind The Best New Street Art In Los Angeles. 2020-10-23. LAist. 2020-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026154825/https://laist.com/2015/04/23/best_street_art_los_angeles.php. dead.
7. Web site: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME . Urban Nation . 22 July 2020.
8. Web site: Know & Tel: Large Scale Street Art Works . South China Morning Post . 22 July 2020.
9. Web site: Lopez. Charlotte. 2017-05-31. Une nouvelle œuvre d’art et un nouveau placottoir pour la Main. 2020-10-23. Journal Métro. fr-FR.
10. Web site: AWOL Crew @ NGV - AMAZING GRAFFITI . Daily Motion . 22 July 2020.
11. Web site: Street art deserves more than a city's double standards . Sydney Morning Herald . 22 July 2020.
12. Web site: AGO takes it to the street with February's 1st Thursday art party . AGO . 22 July 2020.
13. Web site: HOT TICKET: First Thursdays at the Art Gallery of Ontario . Mixed Bag Mag . 22 July 2020.
14. Web site: Aaron Li-Hill – "Here Now" @ Portsmouth Museum of Art . Arrested Motion . 22 July 2020.
15. Web site: De La Cruz . Paula . In Hawaii, Contemporary Art Gets Its Moment in the Sun . The New York Times . 22 July 2020.
16. Web site: AARON LI-HILL INSTALLATION . Powwowworldwide . 22 July 2020.
17. Web site: Wakim . Sami . AARON LI-HILL PAINTS A STUNNING MURAL IN NEW DEHLI . Street Art United States . 22 July 2020.
18. Web site: Aaron Li-Hill Envisions "Perils of a New World" @ The Hall in Brooklyn . Juxtapoz . 22 July 2020.
19. Web site: Made in America. 2020-10-23. MOAH. en.
20. Web site: POW! WOW! Hawaii ’16 / Previews: "Exploring The New Contemporary Movement" @ Honolulu Museum of Art School « Arrested Motion. 2020-10-23. ArrestedMotion. en-US.
21. Web site: POW! WOW! Hawai’i – Honolulu Museum Art School Thinkspace Projects. 2020-10-23. en-US.
22. News: Cruz. Paula De La. 2017-01-26. In Hawaii, Contemporary Art Gets Its Moment in the Sun (Published 2017). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-10-23. 0362-4331.
23. Web site: 2017-04-04. Mural accueillera 1010, la star de l'art urbain. 2020-10-23. La Presse. fr.